Meme SDO, chiefs hail Nake Bokoko monarch, Chief Nofuruh, for bagging CENPA award.

Chief Nofuruh recently clinched a distinguished recognition from the Cameroon English Language Newspaper Publishers Association, CENPA. He bagged the “Peace and Community Development Icon” recognition.

It was handed to the traditional ruler during a recent ceremony at the Yaounde Hilton Hotel. During the heavily attended event, he was saluted for his ingenuity in promoting development and talking dozens of youngsters who had taken up arms against the State to renounce the posture and embrace peace.

Returning from Yaounde, dozens of traditional rulers from Meme Division welcomed the Nake Bokoko monarch in grand style. His Majesty Nofuruh later, in the company of the traditional rulers, went to the SDO of Meme to present the award.

The presentation took place in the presence of the SDO’s collaborators, mayors of Kumba I, II and III alongside other officials.  

Speaking during the award presentation, the SDO saluted the chiefs for celebrating the exploit of their peer Chief Nofuruh.

Ntou’ou Ndong also noted that their show of unity around such a huge exploit only demonstrated the commitment of Meme traditional rulers to see peace return to their chiefdoms.

The SDO aligned with the decision of the CENPA award jury to decorate His Majesty Nofuruh. He said the affirmation of the jury ties with his knowledge of what the young, resilient and dynamic traditional ruler has been doing.

The administrator assured Chief Nofuruh and other traditional rulers who lived the moment of his resolve to continue to ensure the protection of not only royal fathers, but their subjects and property.

For the laureate, His Majesty Nofuruh, it was incumbent on him to present the award bestowed on him to the SDO. 

His Majesty Nofuruh saluted the administrative savvy o Ntou’ou Ndong, and collaboration with traditional rulers that have contributed to the return of peace in villages.

The award-winning traditional ruler added that, the SDO has shown leadership and resilience in the face a crisis. 

He shared the view that, the support of the administration eased his work as a traditional ruler. 

For such exploits, the Nake Bokoko monarch said he could not dissociate the role of the administration in his achievements.

Other concerns of Meme chiefs

Some of those who attended the brief ceremony such as Chief Nawa Ngoh Martin of Munyenge village appealed to the SDO to inform his hierarchy of the need for more administrative units in Meme Division. This, Chief Nawa said, will bring administration closer to the population.

His Majesty Eseme Mbonji on his part told the SDO that Meme Division needs urgent attention. Chief Eseme said having suffered the most from the crisis in the North West and South West Regions, Meme needs more from the reconstruction plan.

Meanwhile, another member of the delegation, Chief Dr Ndome Mukwele, wished the best for the Meme SDO. 

He assured the SDO that chiefs will continue to support the administration to see that those youth still carrying arms against the state, drop them and go the disarmament centres for reformation.

His Majesty Nofuruh Disombe in brief

His Majesty Nofuruh Ivens Disombe, is the Secretary General of the Meme Chiefs Conference, MECCO; Assistant Financial Secretary of South West Chiefs' Conference, SWECC; member of the Steering Committee of the Voyce Project, member of Voices of Youths in Cameroon for Peace for the prevention of the Radicalisation and Re-redicalisation of Youths in the North West and South West Regions of Cameroon.

He is also a sworn Produce Controller at the National Cocoa and Coffee Board, NCCB. The royal father is also a facilitator in Cooperative Business School and Farmers Business School.

This Story was first published in The Guardian Post issue N0:3193 of Thursday August 08, 2024